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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 2013
Page
1
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin marks its 40th anniversary and invites readers to share graduation or campus photos from the years. Submit to oanews oapa com by Friday and email memories to lweaver oapa com.
A new art exhibit by Betty Monteith and Dave Swenson opens Friday at the Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery in the Visual Arts Studios at UTPB and runs through Sept 29. Gallery hours are 9 to 5 weekdays and 2 to 5 weekends. Sponsored by UTPB Student Life and the Odessa Council for the Arts and Humanities. Free and open to the public.
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams says districts using CSCOPE or similar curriculum systems must hold a public meeting to discuss the proposal. The law also requires input from teachers and district staff and community feedback via a board meeting.
ECISD reports nearly 30,000 students in class on the second day of the 2013 14 school year with 29,489 enrolled by Tuesday. The district tracks figures for two weeks and notes three elementary schools closed to new students due to crowding. A $129.75 million bond approved in 2012 funds three new elementaries to ease growth.
Odessa Mayor David Turner and Midland Mayor Wes Perry will travel to Austin to oppose a plan by Texas transportation officials to transfer state road maintenance to local governments. The measure would affect about 29 miles in the Odessa District and could save up to 165 million annually but critics call it an unfunded mandate shifting costs. The state has clarified discussions are exploratory and that roads would be maintained in good condition before any transfer.
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